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Add-ins extend Microsoft Visual Studio using the automation model (EnvDTE). Removed in Visual Studio 2015.

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Do I need to run devenv.exe /setup twice? [VS 2005 and 2008]

I am writing a VS Integration Package and setup using Visual Studio Setup Package. I have a custom action that runs "devenv.exe /setup" when the package is installed. If the user has VS 2005 and 2008 installed, do I need to run devenv.exe /setup…
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Visual Studio Addin - Changing project references after project load without "really" changing them

So our build system and source control system is from Perforce, which is a piece of poopers. We want to change reference to dlls in the project to some other location, for example, current reference might be C:\blah\debug\blah.dll, we want to change…
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Is is possible to call the T4 custom tool TextTemplatingFileGenerator directly in VS2008, for e.g. using an addin

I want to know if it is possible to call the T4 custom tool TextTemplatingFileGenerator directly in VS2008, for e.g. using an addin. The case I have is that I have metadata (xml) files in the solution. The T4 template reads these files to generate…
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Create a VS2010 Addin to collapse every methods of my active document

I'm looking for the source code to collapse every methods of my active document using the VS2010 Addin. For the moment I parse the text content of the document trying to match if the line is a method signature. If it is the case, I collapse the…
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Access List of Available Types from a Visual Studio Add In?

Is there a way to access the types (Classes, Interfaces, etc., and their meta data) that are available inside the loaded projects within a solution in Visual Studio? To be more specific, I'm attempting to develop a simple Visual Studio Add In to…
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VS2010 Addin DebuggerEvent not firing

I am trying to develop an addin for VS2010 that catches the DebuggerEvents.OnExceptionThrown event, but for some reason it never gets handled. Here is some simple code that does not work: private DebuggerEvents debuggerEvents; public void…
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Do we have any Minifier Add-in for visual studio 2005/2008?

Do we have any Minifier Add-in for visual studio 2005..? that minifies various files inside visual studio.
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How to import qt projects in visual c++ 2010?

I developed an application using qtCreator and I figured out that I need to import the project in visual studio. I tried to run the visual studio add-in (1.1.9) but it didn't work. Knowing that I have visual c++ express edition 2010 Are there any…
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Visual Studio 2008 addin copies and renames form files, gets duplicate members errors despite rename

I have a VB.NET project in Visual Studio 2008 that I created a specialized addin for. The addin prompts the user to select a database table, takes a template form class's files, copies them to another directory within the project, and renames the…
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Visual Studio looking for the wrong version of my assembly

I'm writing a custom WCF proxy generator. Had it working perfectly until I added more code and changed the version and resigned it. When I executed the addin, I get file not found COM error. When I launched Fuslogvw it reported it couldn't find…
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What is the best way to delete the application settings when an Outlook add-in is uninstalled?

I've written an add-in for Outlook 2010/2007, which I install using a msi installer. During the execution of the add-in I save some settings in MyAddin.Properties.Settings.Default.MySetting. When the settings are saved a new subdirectory is created…
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Distributed build tools in Visual C++?

We're working on pretty large middleware software, and it takes 10-20 minutes each time we need to re-build the whole solution in VS2008 (quad-core parallel build on a single machine). I've heard there are rather expensive VS extensions like…
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VS 2010 Add-In: How to get current TFS project collection

I'm about to write a Visual Studio Add-In (target environment: VS2010) that should enable the user to perform some work item related tasks. How can I get the TFS project that is currently active in Team Explorer? Can I subscribe to an event that…
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Retrieving the version number of a source file in ClearCase

I creating a small addin to help with my source control. Does anybody know how I could retrieve the Branch Name and Version Number of a source file in Rational ClearCase. I want to do this using C#. Where is all the information actually stored?
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Visual Studio Extensibility: Rectange-s added to Children class of the ScrollbarMargin prevent mouse clicks on the scrollbar

I've developed an extension some time ago that allows to highlight a section of the scrollbar with the specified color, here is how I do it: /// On layout changed analyze the regions and lines and highlight them on the scroll bar if…
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